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  1. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    nursenow replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a guy, I thought our pinning ceremony was along the lines of what high school girls would want to do. I decided not to go. Funny, now that I think back, my class was mostly teenage girls or young...

  2. Hit Right smack in the face with the "Nursing is a CALLING not a job" crap today

    nursenow replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If my CNA thinks there is a patient with a problem, the last thing I expect him/her to do is start performing an assesment and trying to figure out what is wrong. I expect them to come and tell me so...

  3. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    nursenow replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    I also live north of San Fran. One of the local LTC/SNF facilites in this area has begun hiring new grad RNs instead of LVNs which could be good except for the fact that they are paying the new grads...

  4. Men's Nursing Shoes

    nursenow replied to MilwaukeeRNstu's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I went through several pairs of so called "nursing shoes" before I learned a better way. What I needed was a pair of shoes I could use while standing on my feet for hours or walking for long periods...

  5. Distance Learning System Indiana

    nursenow replied to pamedic20013's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I always read posts from people saying you can buy study guides on e-bay for a fraction of the price but i have yet to actually see one for sale.(at a fraction of the price) Help! i know i must be...

  6. Mind Boggling - Not going to graduation?

    nursenow replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    "Why do grown people act this way?" I didnt go because it didnt have alot of meaning to me. I chose to go with other friends and do something else. Why is that so bad? I wasnt mad, just didnt want to...

  7. Just finished OB rotation

    nursenow replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a male student that had a pretty worthless experience in OB (along with most of the male students in my class) I had to give alot of thought as to how to reply to the last sentence in your post....

  8. Men and nursing school admission

    nursenow replied to GoDawgs!'s topic in Men in Nursing

    I work with some of those "weak women" and to be honest even though I find there are some advantages to being a male in nursing, alot of them can work circles around me! Even though there is lifting...

  9. LVN to BSN ISU help!!!

    nursenow replied to LVNfairy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have tried to find that list of clinical site agreements at ISU's site and can't. Can you post the link to that list? I sent two emails and recieved vague replies that lead me to believe there are...

  10. Just finished OB rotation

    nursenow replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Myself and several other male students in my class recieved no productive clinical experience in that area because the female nurses didnt think we should be there(its a woman's field) and just had us...

  11. Who is in Nursing for the money?

    nursenow replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

  12. Who is in Nursing for the money?

    nursenow replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    YES! I AM IN IT FOR THE MONEY!! I know very good nurses that are also. Most of them older nurses. Just because I am in it for the money doesn't mean I don't care about people and don't go out of my...

  13. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    nursenow replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a bleeding heart. I do not suffer the emotional ups and downs of some nurses because they get wrapped up in their compassion and I am a good nurse. I am a blue collar guy that had no interest...

  14. ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    nursenow replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter whose patient it is, the person giving the med is responsible for knowing when and how to give, when and why to hold it, what side effects and interactions to watch for, how to chart...

  15. ISU though Sonoma State/College Network.

    nursenow replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Online Distance Learning

  16. ISU though Sonoma State/College Network.

    nursenow replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I sent an email to the person at ISU that works with Sonoma State and ask her for specific clinical sites in my area of calilfornia(the same town that sonoma state is in) and she gave a very vague...

  17. Question for Any of You That Have Switched Careers to Nursing?

    nursenow replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am 50 years old and tomorrow is my last day of LVN school. I failed out of high school at 16, at 17 I went into the army (infantry), four years later went to work in the oil patch as a roughneck...

  18. I am working on a case study and I need to know what a "FAST" test is!

    nursenow replied to clmsngrl82's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad you ask that question because I didnt know the answer and I feel like I should! When I have a question that I need a fast answer for and I am at home, I google it and have always found the...

  19. ATTN: Las Vegas Nurses

    nursenow replied to NurseKatSteeZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In California, IV certification which you are qualified to get as soon as you pass the NCLEX. My school, Concorde, includes it in the cost of your tuition. Upon passing the NCLEX, you return to school...

  20. LVN TO RN ONLINE~~ In CALIFORNIA?

    nursenow replied to nursynurseRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You're a jewel Chaxanmom.(Big smile) I give up. Also, I found found that there is a thread involving people actually participating in that program with The College Network and ISU. The easiest way...

  21. LVN TO RN ONLINE~~ In CALIFORNIA?

    nursenow replied to nursynurseRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You are correct. Like I said, you have to test (CLEP) out of the classes. They are all prereqs to ISU. You dont have to take ANY classes through the college network but if you dont have any classes...

  22. concorde career college

    nursenow replied to christina714's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We had five people transfer into our class from the evening class. They just wanted to finish faster. I really respect people that are moms/dads or that work and go thru the program. The two moms...

  23. concorde career college

    nursenow replied to christina714's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My name shows LVNnow, but I actually graduate Concorde on the 20th of this month. I go to the san bernadino campus and it cost me 26, ooo. that is competitive in california for a private school. We...

  24. LVN TO RN ONLINE~~ In CALIFORNIA?

    nursenow replied to nursynurseRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The clinicals are actually schedualed through Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park California (a very reputable college in my hometown area) and can be arranged for clinical sites throughout the...

  25. Unitek's LVN program in details

    nursenow replied to eeksa's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I never heard of anyone being paid for clinicals. You are not working at the facility, you are there as a student to observe, practice(under the supervision of your clinical instructor) what you...